The Sun. — London, England, 1864-10-12 00:00:00

1 4011 BY HARI:CET AND COMAIIIRCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The money mar k et presents no part i cu l ar f ea t ure to _ day. There is the same desire on the part of the exten t to obt a i n accommodat i on, t h oug h no t t o th e ten t Witnessed a d ay or t wo pr e viously. The l : laaa nt establishments have not found it desirable be et' up thei r ra t es i n a ll c ases at 10 per cent., sad 'lave therefore to-diy been negotiating ap ed descriptions of mercantile securities at 9 and Per cent. t2 her ° vms a fractional advance yesterday after- In some of the principal foreign exchanges. 410 gold Was ta k en i nto t h e B an k yesterday after noon. j" hr ee Greek houses, G. P. Lascaride, of Man ter Rouse, Old Broad-street, Messrs. Mavro gordato and Co., and Messrs. Glarcopidi, Brothers, e nd co., both of Gresham-street, have, through c "Elections with the insolvency of other firms, been °llll ged to st op paymen t. The liabilities of Mr T aecaride are estimated at £40,000, and the other W ° at £ 20 ,000 together. li n , l l ll „, 11 Meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Oeluchs cotton dealers, the balance.sheet prepared 61 Messrs, Quilter, Ball, and Co., showed liabilities mounting to £27,055 43, 2d., and assets repro -8;,11,,t1ng £9,416 is. 10d., leaving a deficiency of estate under 2s. 4d. It was resclved to wind up the under inspection. Two O'CLOCK. 41 the Paris Bourse this day, according to 114 tl ter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were quoted 65f. 40c. ltidi cations of buoyancy have been perceptible in the English Stock Market today. Soon after the " 1 / 1 41 eneement of business, a few purchases sent a l: tat iens up k per cent., and a better feeling was. th ° aPPerent with respect to trade generally, Al hit°. failures are daily reported, there is less th an and more confidence in the stability of affairs 1 7 1 for curly. The many calls that are now being de on account of joint-stock enterprise prevent _ of e t Public from taking advantage of the low price t i e h e Funds; but after this week, when the divi- Ra nd : be in course of distribution, Government 3h. Con Will no doubt find numerous investors, and v ef il nigher prices may consequently be looked for, s , itoeutisols are now 88} for money and 88/1 for the 14 . 6. ° 2 1111t - The New Threes and Reduced Annuities 1, 4 - ( 6 6 I; March Exchequer Bills, 10e. to Sc. dis. ; 1 03 : une ditto 15s. to ss. dis.; India 5 per Cents., I 10, 4; 1 "; Debentures, 971- ; and Bonds, 12s. to • Bank Stock is marked 235 237. p o ' r !enarally firmer tone has been apparent in t h e " I gn Market, and business is rather more active. si t h e Confederate Loan, which declined late yester • at thY afternoon to 49/ 50/, has recovered to 53 55, I, B e : v ing Et rise of 4 per cent. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1: 26 2 ,' Itre 69 ; do. Consolides, 481 491-; Mexican, ti paßl;; do. New, 24-1 ; Greek, 221 /; Spanish 1 , di,, - ; "6,. 30 ; do. Certificates, 13 1 - a ; and Sar- v - ; 113 ) 81 3 82. 4 t "411388 in the R thway Mar ket continues dull. di 1 1 : 11 d°n, Chatham, and Dover and Great Northern ei Ve each de c li ne d £1 ; North Eastern (Berwick), lye ' ; South Eastern, 108.; and Lancashire and S e l , Yor kshire, ss. T he Poreign and Colonial lines remain inactive B ank former rates. and Mi sce ll ane o u s shares are dull, and in 80 L ille instances at lower quotatiors. London and st ra zelian h ave d ec li ne d t o 411- ; Metropolitan and „,, p r "iticial to 18 19; Union of London to 50 ; and l i Il dison Bay Company to 14/ 15. ra SRITIBII FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 3 h - LItNmENT FUNDS. 88 7i 81 i s' 'h er Cent. Console 8S i a 3 :0 Account , Nov. 12 66/ 6 tiv i , e r Cent. Reduced ti - e W 3 Per Cent fi v 2 i Per Cent. Jan. 1891 An 6 per Cent., Jan. 1873 . .4,tinities, 30 yrs, expire Bth J an., 1880.. 4 - 1 ,0 for 30 yre, expire sth April, 1885... uo (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908... March. June. Zeh.equer Bills, £ l,OOO, 4& 3i per Cent. 10 Do £5OO ip Do 4. 4 £lOO and £2OO .0 4 k Engluntd an Stk, 51 per Ct. 0 Acco .. ~ IN D , A „,. and. -... uOVERNMENTL.SECURITIES. lo la Stock, 10i per Cent ., April 1874 — c to Account — Do° per Cent. July, 1670 Per Cent., Oct, 1888 . Do -uo Certificates ,? 1 per C ent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) — 41 pei Cent. :;',o En faced Paper, 4 per Cent r 6 per Cent., Jan. 1972 — , 3 , 6 , i Per Cent., May, 1879 — CI per Cent., Aug. 1866 ,0 13012(4E1,000 l2 10 4-101luder Z 1 000 , float . POR.IIIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 13„..,' 11 , all Bonds, 5 per Cent ** D -(d i-jai). per Cent e A - .. - 't per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do tO A ., 1863 4°B Ayres 6 per Cent 1) 0 A ..• chi,. 41.0001111% • • • • •„ i ltitl 6 per Cent. 'Jo 41- -" eiks Per ent Cuba, slap 6 per Cent — D O per Cent. - Danish- A ' Per Cent, 1864 DO 6 per Cent., 3 1825 E per Cent, 1864 tador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — E Vrovisonal Land Warrant S,j l) .. ti _ a ll 7 per Cent b,-,, Seconds Issue 4 ° 410 9 Bond IDl° ree k 6 per C - e - nt S . 1824-5, Ace° D •••••• ex-Coupons 2 21 t o c tint 9 De °ll P °llB ............ _ peat e Account eteala 5 per Cent. .. It U ° 183 9 and 1859 HailwaY) 151,„„, 1 !° 1 6 Per Cent.(Maremmana • -.lc a - -, C . , 1)- 4 Cent 0 Account 24b De 21° 1864 dis - 6 per Cent. Anglo-French dis x d titto Scrip, £33 paid .. dis x d 40,1 trench Scrip, Ex. 25f 200 ti as h Imperial 5 per Cent erN‘v Granada .° 2 per Cent. .• • • D°-uo Deferred D Land Warrants (Hectares) . _.... 0 D ebentures, 4 per Ct., April 1661 — Q p bo do Aug., 1866.. 41rv iRtio 4i per Cent l ° s- .) per Cent. (Uribarren)... ° 4 1 per Cent., 1862 Port uguese Account o plgue se 3 per Cent., 1853 4 a h ° Account ~ 'A 62,'3.. li ° 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, , b -° Account 88/ ' , tow 1822, £ St h -lan 5 per Cent., 82i - 441 per Cent., 1850 1860 -- ij h ° 3 Per Cent 1859 D o B7 -"° ' 5 per Cent, 1862 1:210 A13.00-Dutch pin 6 ge nt), £ 55 paid .. 4 1 1.il liall 6 per Cent eh -0 kee.ount — ~andsh 3 per Cent D o 'Jo Accou t — N 11 T,eve Deferred ..r-,,0 Account 4 'o Pass' 291 30 b Passiv e /4 0 Account 13 i Plll4ll Cert. of Coup not funded tw Account edieh 4 D 0 ~. ). per Cent. pm Tl 4. cr1 1), £6O paid L ° Ac cou L 1811 6 per Cent. 1854 —nt 68 ° 6 per Cent 1858 1)0 A ~ * ..... D ",?00unt ....., 1,,, ° ;r'teo Bonds co a -1"`! u per Cent. 1862 i'.),, -Account ° 4100 Bonds •• 70 1) I) ° 1863 .. Do (),, ...... ~. I„",,artitteed, 4 per Cent Ve "° 3 Seri £lO paid Ilezuela 3 Scrip, t t) 4koeoull p t er fin . 1 .. „° 6 Per Cent. 1862 b,%Acceurit ' ' Per Cent., 1864 _ Att Dividends on the above payable in London. Ilet t l i an, 5 per Cent.,Ex. 10 Florins. Dilat4i per C en t E x . 25f ___ .._ 1.C A 4 1 Per Cent., 12x. 12 Guil -- L 10 ' Per Cent. Crtificates _ itilioeull Reates, 2 per Cent. _ , D 0 ' 6 Per Cent. 1861, Ex. 2o francs.. Per: Ac eelint .. __ ' ._ ... Piecf,..,'.4 Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. '4°l:4°B e, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f — 0 0 118 01 a M oney TWO O'CLOCK D°ACCOUIIt . 88 . ...... tiverpool Cotton Market—This Day, I \jari r --- l- b4l ea, -se t dull and irregular. Sales probably 4,000 SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOLS. rice. Closing Business Sharel Railways. Paid. r done. .14. Bir.. Wol., and Str. Val 3t Blythe and Tyne. it Bristol and Exeter it Caledonian 50 Cork and Bandon 10 Cornwall tO Do A A gets no dix till Sp e.p an.haF , 10 Do. B /been paid to B. 50 Dublin & Belt ast June. lb Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. 5t Edinburgh & Glasgow. 3t Glasg. and S. Western. 3t Great Eastern, Ord. stk _ _ et Ditto A stock at Ditto EastAnglian st at GreatNorthof Scotland st Great. Northern et Do A stock at Do B do at Gt. S. and W. of helm ; st Great Weeterr,Original at Str Val elm. stocK at Do. South Wales at Do. Weet Ilid. -uxtordl at Do Newport et Do Hereford st Lancashire & Yorkshire st Loudon and Mao:Aiwall st Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast st Lon., Chat., and Dover et Lon. & North Western st Lon. & So%th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 0 Maryport and Carlisle L 2 DoT shares it Metropolitan it Midland ;t Do Birming. & Derby 10 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland l 5 Do. 4 shares :6 rtrid Kent 3t, North British it Edin., Perth, & Dundee' it Nth. Eastern—Berwiok 15 Do, G.N.E. purchase it Do Leeds it Do York it Do Carlisle.„." 1 15 Do. Stock. .t Darling. 15 Do do 1855-58 ' 15 Do do 180t,.61 ;t North London 10 Do New 10 Do New, 1864. st North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction et Scottish Central st Soot. N. E., Aber. stock et Do Soot. Mid. stook 10 Shrews. and WeWipe(); et Shropshire Union st South st South Eastern ... ~ . 20 Ailiines,Wok.,andWok. It Taff Vale.. ,0 Do C st Vale of Neath it Waterford & Kilkenny it West Cornwall It W. Hartlepool Har.&;.R 82 44 122 122 6 7 31 33 16 17 85 87 105 107 43i 444 6 7 1 , 6 128 135 08 127 (3) 8) 91 CU 60i 47 49 35 40 93 101 113 1131 65 67 102 103 33 40 110 1101 04 e 6 63i G4i 106 107 'LSI , 24 99 101 51 63 24 t 5 1051 lON 613 6511 9411 956 125 130 35 36 0 10 7 8 e 114 123 1 13 p 75 77 101 11 132 136 64 66 34 16 811 611 8 9 160 165 34 4 4 p 97 99 33 35 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 113} 65 ti 110 11 951 5 10(31 7 1281 9f 100 106 6i f Closing Railways Paid. Price. Business don( 100 itlantio &St Lawrenc , all 55 67 3k ) l om.,Baroda6z.Cent Int 10( .00 101 pool 991 ICOj Gu. 5 per cent.. 20 Do. E. Shares.. 20i Sutialo and Laxe Hum all 41 51 10 Do. Preferonoe • all 7} 81 !00 tuffalo,Brant,&G odricl s p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 187 100 Do. do. July 1, 187 ,00 .00 10. do. June 1, 18; 100 St Acutta.&S.Eastn. (Lit, 100 91 10) et lapeTOWn fi Dock Sort 100 92 94 100 Demerara 7 p.o. per. pf all mock r:astn. Bengal gu. op. iou 100 101 ItOOk vast Indian, MI. sp. c 100 100 101 991 20 Do. do. J Ext 5 (tock , 4rand Trunk of Canal 100 19 20 191 1 0 Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 per cent all 90 93 100 Do. Ist fret. Bond., ,(1, 71 73 100 Do. do. deferred • all CO 62 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds , all 06 68 100 Do. do. deferred all 56 f 8 100 Do. 3d Pi ef. stock all 53 56 100 Do. do. deferred all 46 48 100 Do. 4th I'ref. stoo all £8 30 28 100 Do. do. deferred...—. all 26 28 stool, (3t.lndlaPenin.gua.sp.c 100 100 101 1101 100 20 Do. Gu 5 per cen' • • 12 id pr SO Do. New gua. sp. 0 2 id 1 r stook kit. South.of India(Lire guaranteed 5 per cent. WO 99 100 stock Do. 11 per oent lOO stock D 0......... 2 1104 it. W. ol Canada Sharer- all 9i 10 9 204 Do. New . 18 11 10i 100 Do. 6 P.C. '73 with't opt all 89 01 100 Do. 5i p. o. do. '77-8.... all 77 81 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 id ir stook 31adrits. guar., sp. o. 100 994 100 t 00 stook Do. 41 p. 0. Extensim 100 92 04 stook Do. 44 do _ 100 88 00 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- stook Ilelb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnd, 100 50 & Hobson's Bay all 8 CO SO Sewßrunswlok Canth Class A and B all S 6 N.lll.C'da 6pc lat pi bdr 100 80 83 stook debacle (100 99 100 951 stock Do. Delhi... Pi.' 100 98 100 SO Do. do .w 2 id par at Do. Punjaub I'o 98 100 Stook Do. Indus•St.Flo , ) t•or XlOO 05 97 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31, 1872.... 100 • Do. do. 1883.... 100 ;an.(,rov.B p.e.Ja. 1877-84.»........... 100 90 93 Do. np. a. Feb. & Aug 100 89 91 • Do. Ap. o. Mar. dr Sept 100 89 92 Do. Ep. o. Jan.&July. 101 78 81 • Do. 6 Inseribed stool 100 78 81 'ape G.llope, 8 p 0,187: 100 104 106 Do.Ap & Oot. 1881 100 107 109 Do. 1891 100 ICB 110 )o. Jan. & July. 1891.. 100 107 10) eylon, N0v.1863, 6p ( 100 102 105 - Vo. 1878, do. 100 1( 9 112 - Ilauritins 6 p.cent.lB73 00 101 104 Do. 1878 100 103 108 Do. 1882 100 ,03 105 - natal Gov. 6 per cont.. 100 ICO 1(.5 - NT.B.Gov. pm. J a.&July 100 1:3 96 - 1. S.W. Gov. 5 p 3.,180 100 97 99 981 Du. 6p. c.,1811 to 1871" 100 95 07 Do. d0.,1888 3zupwde 100 94 96 NTew Zealand 6 p cent 100 93 102 - nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c - sterling, 1875. lou 95 93 - lueensland Gev. 6p. c. 100 10) 102 Aus Gov. 6 p.c.1E68- 100 - Do. 1-76 ward 100 105 107 - trlo.Gov. 8 p,o. Ja.&Jul) 100 - - Do. lo 11p.o.A.D.AtOot.. 100 XlO4 105 10 4 BRITISH MINES. 2 flambrian Consul. Gold 1 1 I Chiverton 3 6 7 ;iinora Amalgamated 30 82 )even G. Cone. (Tavist 1 670 590 Drakewal's.. Basaett(lllogan) so F 3 65 East Caradon . . 1.14.1 266 271 'last Carn Brea... . 7 7 4 East Grenville 2.7.0. 71 it East Lovell ).'V '1 Russel (Taviatk. 8.11. 41 5 am..t St.Aubyn(Gwen 60 7 9 4 Great Laxey, all 15 15 reat Souta %Coigns.... 17s 2 21 1. Wheal Vor(lielatoi. 40 30 31 281 lrenville ler:4'6-Foot 8.13 88 4u lingston Downs 8.18.1 445 Margaret (tiny Lelant r 1 7 9 arke Valley.. 4 ,Iyinlv Iron Ore (Lim 2l 11 19 25 7 'Lew Betun .. 211 75 85 —. 'orth I )own. 3 1 11 North Roskear.. 291 20 22 It isasset(lilog,,a, 3.1..6 11 25 Jorth Wheal Crotty 2.8 0 31 4 Prosper United. 31 31 •[uvutenue(Uny Lelnt. to 6.7 37 39 louthCaradon(St.Cleez 11 20 540 Fran.(lllogan 18.18.1 33 36. Stray Park Fin Crolt e 17 19 Nest Basset (Illogan) ll 8 9 VC' radon ILiskeard 9 51 64 West Chiver ton West Sewn Wheal Basset (Illogan 51 92 13.5 Buller(ltedruth, 10 14 16 WhealLuthott Wheal Mary Ann ;Men 8 15 17 Wheal 3eton . 584 2021 2071 tines] Trelawney (Lis., 7 18 2i) Wheal Union 4 1 11 riREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, 4 per cent. irred., 85 North British 5 per cent., 1051 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London and South-Western, 4i per cent , OS FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Imperial Mexican, 3j Sau I'auto (lim.), - gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (all), 113} _ FOREIGN MINES, United Mexican linn), 4} I Yudanamutana of S. Australia, lim., BANKS. Agra and Masterman's (11m.), 125 8 Alliance (b 111.). 35 3 Ditto, new, 32 4 Anglo Austrian, ( Australasia, 67 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 33 24 4 Ditto, new, 33 City, 115 16 Consolidated Bank, lira., 91 t East London, lira., 51 Land Mortgage Bank of India, Bra., 4} London and Brazilian (lim.), 41i London Chartered Bank of Australia, 231 London and Couuty.:69 8/ London and South-Western, lira., 201 London and 11 estminster, V 4 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lien., 18 19 Ditto (L 10), 8 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi. lim., 11! Standard of British South Africa (lime), 18j Union of Australia, 501 Union of London 50 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 67i MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Lar.d and Finance. Urn., 3 C r edit Foncier and Mupilhr of England, Ditto (.£2), 4% Crystal Palace. 32 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lim., 21 Electric Telegraph, 104 E ,, glish and Australian Copper, 1% Gen. Credit and Finance of Loudon, llm., 6 % Hudson's Bay, 111 15 imperil Mercantile Credit Asso., lim., International Financial society, lira., 61 Joint Stock Discount, lim.. 41 London Financial Association, lim., Ditto, new, 191:1 National Discount Company, lim., 121 Peninsula and Oriental Stcarn, 80% South Australian Land, 281 MADRID, Oct. 9.—The late central Progressista Committee, considering that the policy of absten tion does not appear any longer necessary at the approaching elections, has convoked a general meeting of the party for the 16th. Qacen Christina will leave for the Azturias on the 13► h. 431 1 4 127 136 i 60 LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, call on the soldiers. I shall discharge Woodhouse, but I shall call on the others —more particularly the magistrate— to find one bail each, in the sum of £lO, to keep the peace and be of good behaviour for six months. Bail was tendered and accepted. SHERIFFS' COURT. A NOVEL POINT IN LAW OF EAD.TNERSIIII".-BANNISTER V. FAIRLIE. This was an action to recover balance of an account for cornchandlery goods supplied. Mr. Thos. Angell appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Rusken representing defendant. It appeared that a person named Gibbons lived at a house at Clapham, and defendant went to stop there. Gibbons be came involved, and made an assignment, and it was en deavoured to he shown that Fairlie had been a partner, but Mr. Fairlie himself said he was only a lodger. Mr. Angell called for a cheque which had been signed by defendant, and made payable to plaintiff,and defendant admitted that he had a monthly account with Mr. Gibbons. That was to say that when bills came in they were cast up, and defendant paid half. His Honour said that upon this defendant was liable. If he had agreed for a certain sum every month, it would have been a different thing, but he was interested to the extent of one half, and this made him liable for the whole. Verdict for plaintiff. BAD FISH AT BILLINGSGATE AGAIN. In a case which occurred here to-day, a long dispute arose about bad fish, and his honour remarked that he had been trying for a long time past to get the name of the men who sent up the bad fish. The salesmen would not give up those names, and the public occasionally suffered through the easy consciences of some of the retailers. It was sworn that the fish was bad, and whenever this was proved the Court would give the plaintiffs verdicts. In the present instance, there was conclusive evidence as to the fish being bad, and the plaintiff would have a verdict for the full amount with costs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,--This day. BOW-STREET. William Evans was again placed before Mr Vaughan, charged with obtaining a coat and trousers from Mr Mer rifield, tailor, Strand, by false representations. It will be recollected that the prisoner led Mr Merrifield to believe that he hold a Government appointment in the Transport Department of the Admiralty, and in order to give additional strength to his representations he took Mr Merrifield's shopman to Somerset House, where he went into an office which he represented as his, and there he signed an I 0 U for the amount in his brother's name, ho being the person holding the appointment, and not the prisoner. Upon Mr Merrifield applying for payment the brother denied all knowledge of the I 0 U, and the prisoner was given into custody. There were various other charges against the prisoner on the first occasion of his being brought up, but they were all withdrawn, and the prisoner was remanded for the attendance of his brother. On the second occasion that the prisoner was placed at the bar an applica tion was made to Mr Vaughan to discharge the prisoner, as Mr Merrifield did not wish to press the charge ; but in consequence of the brother not being in attendance Mr Vaughan refused to accede to such a proposition, and again remanded the prisoner. This morning he was again placed at the bar, when Mr Wontner (who appeared for the prisoner) reminded the magistrate of the application of Mr Merrifield to with draw the charge against the prisoner. Mr Vaughan—ls the brother here? Police-constable F 100—N, your worship. Mr Vaughan—Why is he not here ? Police-constable—l do riot know, your worship. I have been to his lodgings. Mr Vaughan—ls Mr Merrifield in court ? [Mr Merrifield having entered the witness box, the magistrate continued] —You have expressed a wish that the present proceedings should not go on. Upon what grounds do you make the application ? Mr Merrifield—The young man has been three weeks in prison, your worship, and 1 think he has been suffi ciently punished. Mr Vaughan—Have you been paid, or have you received any promise of payment ? Mr Merrifield—No, sir. Mr Vaughan—Then there has been no sort of compro mise in the matter. Is there any person in court who can speak to the prisoner's previous character ? Mr George Evans said—l am the prisoner's uncle, and have known him from childhood, and I have had ample opportunity of observing the actions of the prisoner. Up to the present charge his character has been irreproachable, and when that became known it created the utmost astonish ment amongst them. Mr Vaughan—To what do you attribute his present position ? Mr Evans —To bad associates and bad company. If his brother had come forward I believe there would appear to be extenuating circumstances — Mr Wontner— Don't go into that now. Mr Vaughan—lt was stated on the last examination that if the prisoner was discharged his friends would undertake that he should be sent abroad. _ _ Mr Evans—That promise will be performed. The rela tives of the prisoner have made a subscription in his behalf, and their great desire was that the prisoner should be sent abroad in order that he might get rid of his bad companions. Mr Vaughan—Prisoner, I have very grave doubts with respect to your case, but after careful consideration I have came to the conclusion that, consistently with my duty, I may discharge you instead of committing you for trial. I place much weight on the recommendation of the prosecutor, but your case not being a felony, al though very close upon it, the magistrate has a larger discretion ; and considering that you have already been three weeks in prison, and that your friends will send you away from this country, I shall order you to be discharged. I do hope that for the future you will en deavour, by your good conduct, to atone in some degree for the disgrace you have brought upon your family. You are now discharged. Prisoner—Before I leave the court I wish to say that I never intended to defraud Mr Merrifield. r_RE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 12, 1864. CITY SEWERS COMMISSION, Yesterday a meeting was hTld at the Guildhall of the City Commissioners ct Sewers, Deputy Do Jersey in the chair. THE GAS QUESTION. The following report from the special committee upon gas was read and adopted : " We, whose names are hereunto set, your special com mittee on gas, to whom it was on the 14th of June last re ferred to consider a motion of that date—' That the citizens of London have for a long time been suffering from an in sufficient supply of gee, and that supply being under the superintendence committee, they be appointed for the pur pose of ascertaining the cause of such insufficiency, with power to make such investigation and take such steps as may appear desirable, with a view to its improvement, both in quality and quantity, and to insu-e to the consumer more power end permanent light ;' and having had our attention directs 1 to the various eomplaints which have been made from time to time cf insufficiency of light from the public lamps where the carburetter is fixed in the lantern, end to the shadow cent by such carburetters round the base of such lamps, after consulting with the chemical examiner and gas engineer thereupon, we have decided to recommend to your hon. Court that on the termination of the present contract with the Co operating Company on Ist Feb. next, I the use of the carburetter, so far as regards those lamps where it is placed in the lente.n, be discontinued. " With regard to the very difficult question as to the ex cessive amount of sulphur found in the gas supplied to the City,we are advised by the chymical examiner of gas, that, in the event of your hon. Court desiring to take any pro ceedings to put in force the provisiors of the act of Parlia ment in reference thereto, it is expedient that you should have the beet opinion you can get on the subject, and he recommends that Mr liawksley, the gas engineer, be re tained for such purpose and to advise as to the best mode of reducing the amount of sulphur in gas, so that such opinion be had at a cost not to exceed 20 guineas, and we recommend that he be retained for that purpose accordingly, and that it be referred back to us to obtain 'he same." Dr LETHEBY reported that the average illuminating power of the gas supplied to the City during the week had been above the recr 4 rement of the Act of Parliament, but that on six occesions out of 17 in the case of the Chartered Gas Company it had been below the standard, and that once in seven in the case of the Great Central Company it had also been below. The average power of the City Company's gas had been equal to 13.17 candles, whereas that of the Chartered and Great Central had not been 121 candles. The amount of sulphur in the Chy and Chartered had ave raged 19.3 grans, but that of the Great Central had been 21 . 1 grains, and on every occasion the latter gas had con tained more sulphur than was sanctioned by the act. Mr CHAPLIN gave no'.:ce that when next the gas ques tion came before the Court he would submit the following motion :—" That it be referred to the Special Gas Commit tee to confer with the gas companies in the City of London with the view of obtaining a reduction of the price of gas to that which was charged by the various companies from and after the passing of the act of the Great Central Gas Com pany to the passing of the Metropolis Gas Act, and in the event of the committee failing to obtain such reduction to consider and report as to the advisability of applying to Parliament for powers to obtain the same, and to secure to the citiz , ns 'he advantages they formerly possessed in re spect of the gas supply, and such other powers as may be otherwise beneficial." THE MEDICAL OFFICER'S REPORT. The following report was read from the medical officer of health :—" The iuspechrs' retu - a which are before you re late,tp 265 houses that have .been inspected during the •-• week, and I submit a list of 62 places for sanit.iry improve ment. The markets and slaughter- houses have been duly inspected,and the officers have condemned 2,3601 b of meat as most unfit for huree - t food ; 9701 b were disused, 5761 b were putrid, end 8141 b were from enimals that had died from disease. It consisted of 9 sheep, 5 pigs, 10 quarters of beef, 20 joints of meat, and 42 head of game and poultry. " The mortality returns for the week are a little above the average for the corresponding week of the last 9 years. Last week the number of deaths was 59, whereas the average numb-r is 51; 28, or nearly half of the deaths, were among children of less than five years of age, and 8 were among persons of 60 and upwards. The chief causes of death are as follows :—Phthhis, 5 --mesenteric disease, 10—pneumonia, 3—bronchitis, 2—whooping-cough, I—diphtheria, 3—SCP:: let lever, d —measles, I—and 3 from infantile diarrhcei." MARLBOROUGH-STREET. AN AFFRAY WITH THE POLICE.---Mr Henry Lucon, said to be an officer in the army, and giving the address Tavistock Hotel, Coveut-garden ; Mr William Aubert Steinmitz, of Upper Clayton, gentleman; and Wm. Henry Neville Woodhouse, of No. 4, Lansdowne-terrace, Notting hill, gentleman, were charged before Mr Tyrwhitt with behaving in a disorderly manner, and causing a crowd to assemble in the Haymarket. Police-constable Samuel Yeo, 316 H, said—About 1 o'clock this morning I was in the Haymarket, when I saw a crowd of about 140 persons outside a cafe, and the three defendants, arm in arm, pushing and knocking against everybody they came near, and at the same time shouting oat. On persuading the defendants to be quiet and to behave themselves, Lucon said he was a major and a justice of the peace, and knew the Jaw better than all the police; Steinmitz also said he was an officer, and did not care for anybody; and Woodhouse said he was a gentlemen, and would do as he liked. By this time nearly 300 persons had collected. The defendants then moved to the top of the Haymarket, and were then joined by about a dozen soldiers —Horse Guards and Life Guards. They then went into Tichborne-street, and Steinmitz called out " Now, soldiers, do what you can and I'll protect you." I then took Steinmitz into custody, and the other defendants were taken by other constables. Steinmitz again called out —" Now, soldiers, to the rescue 1" and the soldiers got hold of me. I got a blow on the head and several kicks, but I think that was from the soldiers. We then got them into Regent , street, and it took three or four of us to get Steinmitz in. Mr Tyrwhitt— Row many soldiers were there? Constable—About 10 or 12. Steinmitz—l did not say "soldiers to the rescue." I was pushed about in the Haymarket more than I pushed about. I did when I was attacked try to rescue myeelf. I.ucon—Why did 316 A push me on as I was lighting my cigar outside of Quin's oyster shop. Thos. Pratt, 311 A—l saw a great crowd outside the ca:6, and heard 516 A persuading the defendants to go away The defendants pushed against several persons. I told them, after they said they were gentlemen, they ought to set an example. The defendants then got to the top of the Haymarket, and there was a large collection of cabmen, prostitutes, and roughs. On 316 A taking the defendants into custody I followed to keep the crowd back; when we got into Quadrant I saw several of the Blues and Life Guards, and Steiumitz called out, "Now, soldiers, rescue, and I'll see you righted." Some of the soldiers then caught hold of 316 A, and on telling the soldiers not to interfere they struck me. I took one of the soldiers to the sfation, but do not know whether he is going to be brought up. Sergeant Godfrey, 18 C, said—There were about 300 persons collected, and on going over to quell the disturb ance, it became much worse. My hat was knocked off, and I had a blow on my head. Two soldiers were taken into custody. I did not hear the soldiers called upon by the de fendants, as I was not near enough. I don't know whether the soldiers are going to be brought up. It was hero stated to the magistrate that the soldiers would have to go before the military authorities. Mr Tyrwhitt—The soldiers ought to have been detained. I do not see why they should be let go because they are sol diers. It is a most dangerous practice to let the Horse Guards override the civil authorities. Tho &fondant Lucon—l was lighting my cigar after coming out of Quin's oyster shop. 316 A said " Move on," and immediately after I received, not a blow, but a poke on the back of my neck. 316 A again said "Move on." I refused to move, and he then pushed his knee against me. I then said I would take his number and bring him up, as lie was exceeding his duty. Through the push my lips and hand were burnt wiih the fusee I was using. I then walked a little way, finding my friends in custody' and I was taken because I went with the others. lam an officer and a co lonial magistrate, and therefore know I must not resist the police. I thought when I got before the inspector I should be allowed to have my say, but was not. Steinuifz—l am not an officer, and don't suppose I ever shall be, but was called last night "captain." but why, I cannot say. [lt may be stated that in the Haymarket "titles of courtesy " are very commonly made use of.] Woodhouse—l consider there is no harm in taking a walk in the Haymarket. Dlr Tyrwhitt—l have no doubt you were disorderly made a great noise—and displayed great folly; as I have also no doubt that some of you were indiscreet enough to Her Majesty's Ship Bulldog. The Secretary of the Admiralty presents his com pliments to the Editor of 2he Sun, and requests insertion of the following paragraph :-- “With reference to the reported loss of her Majesty's ship Bulldog, letters have been received from Vice-Admiral Sir James Hope, dated at Halifax, the 20th of September, in which he states that her Majesty's ship Galatea arrived there on the 27th, having left Bermuda on the 24th, and reported that the Bulldog had sailed from Bermuda for Jamaica on the 14th of September. There appears to be no truth in the report of the Bulldog having been lost be tween Bermuda and Halifax." Admiralty, Oct. 11, 1864. SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO A GENTLEMAN AT NEW - MARKET.—On Monday afternoon, as Mr Francis Beard, of Mortlake, was riding a highly-spirited horse on the road, wi , hin a mile of Newmarket Race Course, in passing a farmer's spring cart, a gig bore down upon him with great velooity, so closely as to cause the step of the vehicle to cut his right leg through his trousers and boot, and pierce the right flank of the horse, which made him rear and fall beck upon the unfortunate gentleman. He was taken up in a state of insensibility, but although Buffeting from a fractured arm and other serious injuries, fatal consequences were not apprehended. Tho animal, a very valuable one, will be rendered useless. " MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON A POLICE CONSTABLE. —At the City Police Court, yesterday, two brothers, named Charles and Thomas Stansfield, were called upon to answer charges preferred against them by Police Con stable William Wilkinson, of the C division. The police man, who appeared with his head bandaged, said that at half-past eleven o'clock on Monday night he board screams in Ashton Old-road Ardwick , and upon going to the spot saw Charles Stansfield ill•using his wife, who wanted to give him into custody. Witness told them they must settle the dispute between themselves. With some difficulty he got them to leave the street, and went on. He had not proceeded far when Charles Stansfield returned and beat his wife as before. He separated them, and as Charles S:aneficld refused to go away, wit ness took him into custody. He was rescued by his brother Thomas, and making his escape went into the shop of his father, who is a butcher. Witness took Thoe. Stansfield into custody, to take him to the police station for rescuing the other prisoner. Charles then came out armed with: a butcher's cleaver, with which he struck witness deliberately four times, on the head, arm, and shoulder. The cleaver was produced ; it had a large heavy steel blade, and was a most formidable weapon. The certificate of Mr T. N. Deane, the police surgeon, stated that the policeman was suffering from a severe incised wound over the left temple, dividing the artery and indent ing the bone, and being two and a half inches in length. The prisoners were committed for triat at the assizes. HEAVY PENALTIES AGAINST A PAWNBROKER. —At Dudley, on Monday, Mr Thomas Kendrick, pawnbroker, was charged with having issued 50 pawn tickets which did not contain upon them the information required by the Pawnbrokers' Act, as to the position of the person pawning, or the number of the entry in the pawn-book, Some weeks ago, Mr Kendrick pleaded guilty to seven charges of a like nature, made against him by Mr Wootton, auctioneer, of West Bromwich, and was fined £5 and costs in each case. Subsequently, twelve informations were laid against him by Mr Rowley, auctioneer, of Britrley-hill and Stourbridge ; but that gen tleman, when the cases ware called on, intimated that he would decline to give evidence, as the defendant had made a very fair and proper arrangement with him. The over seers of the parish, therefore, took the matter up on publio grounds, and obtained leave to issue fifty summonses against Mr Kendrick. After hearing evidence, the Bench inflicted a fine of L 5 and costs in each of twenty-three cases (the whole amount of the fines to go to the overseers of the parish), or in default three months' hard labour. MEADOWS IN MOUNTAINOUS DISTRICTS.- Among the means devised for averting the ecourge of inundations, the replanting of woods on the naked declivities of mountains held a prominent place. The Administration of Woods and Forests in France took up the matter seriously, and, under the able direction of M. Vicaire, the work of replanting the mountainous districts of the south-east, south-west, end centre has for the last few years been rapidly progressing. But this would still be insufficient to arrest the evil without the aid of grass, which, covering the steep slopes with a compact and tena cious turf, prevents the earth from being washed away by heavy rains. Moreover, owing to the great resistance offered by grass to the downward progress of water, a great deal of it has time to be absorbed by the soil, and, when this is practised on a large scale, it has a material effect in diminishing the volume of water and rendering therefore the overflowing of rivers less frequent—not to mention the advantage resulting from the retention of all the fertil ising princilles of the muddy water which runs over the grass. The meadows thus formed afford nourish ment to an immense number of cattle, whereby good manure is obtained for the adjacent fields. This theory is the result of much attention paid to the subjtct by 111. Bargne, a landed proprietor possessing a farm at the very sources of the torrents which descend from the mountains of the Lc zere, and who has himself carried out the plan ho recommends to others. His farm has lately been visited by M. Herve-Mangon et the request of the Societe d'Encouragement, and been highly approved of by that eminent rural engineer. In order to form the sloping meadows in question, M. Bargno first smooths out all the irregularities of the declivities, and, before sowing, cuts a number of trenches across, very slightly inclined, so as to retain the water as long as possible. He next bars the ravines with piled of stones, whereby the water, instead of running down, necessarily flows into the trenches. This prevents it frown scooping out the earth as before, grass begins to grew, and the water then filters slowly through . it, and thus a barren soil becomes fertile in a very short time, THAMES. FALSE SYMPATHY.--Ellen Willingale, a most impudent woman, of very bad character, was brought before Mr Par. tridge, charged with stealing a child's dress, a shell chim ney ornament, a sheet, a calico shirt, and various other articles, the property of Henry English, a shoemaker, of No. 6, St, Andrew's-terrace, Liwehouse. The prosecutor, who appeared to be labouring under great despondency, is the father of the girl Emma English, who preferred a charge of rape against Mr Goodfellow, a surgeon, last week, and which was dismissed by Mr Selfe. Mr Engli-h was hitt:l=olf charged with violently assaulting Mr Goodfellow, while labouring under the belief that his daughter, aged 14, had been dishonoured by h.m. Mr English was held to bail in his own recognimtnees to keep the peace. Since the investigation Mr Eaglish has been pestered with strangers calling upon hint, and pre tending to sympathise with him. Of this class WAS the prisoner, who was quite unknown to Mr Eng lish until last night, when she called upon him in company with a young man, who had some business to transact with him, The prisoner was very tipsy, and Mr English, who was surprised at the intrusion of a stranger into his home, attempted to get rid of her, but was unable to do so. She insisted on sending for some ale, condoled with him on his recent troubles, and said how hard it was his daughter should have been ruined, and the father left without redress, A 9 the prisoner was leaving the house, after a long visit, and Mr English was about to shut the street door, the pri- soner dropped a child's dress from her person. Mr English picked it up and found it be his own property. Mr English went after her and brought her back, and took from under her arm a sheet belonging to him. She then took a variety' of other things from her person and threw them on the floor. She was given into custody and taken to the station-house. While seated there she took a spoon from her pocket and placed it alongside of her. She was then searched by a constable's wife, and another spoon and a shoeing horn were taken from her. The spoons and the horn were the property of Mr English. He was very reluctant to prosecute, and said he would rather give her the articles and five shillings, too, than see her punished. Mr Townsend, a gatekeeper in the East India Dock, confirmed the evidence ‘f Mr English in every particular. The prisoner, who was said to bo the wife of an omnibus conductor, declared, in the most impudent manner, that all that, hor mai; false. She dropped nothing, and nothing was taken from her. Mr Patridge—And nothing was taken from you at the station-house P Prisoner—Nothing whatever. All false from beginning to end. (Laughter.) A. young man named Atkins, a butcher, of No. 83, Sidney-street, Stepney, was called by the prisoner, who said ho could prove she had nothing at all upon her. He would not, however, commit perjury to save her. lie raid she accompanied him to the house of Mr English, and she had some drink. If she had taken anything he thought it was a lark. . _ Mr Partridge—A strange lark, indeed. She goes to the house of Mr English under pretence of commiserating with him, and takes away thoae things. I fine her 40s for the unlawful possession of the property, and in default one month's imprisonment. The penalty was paid. WESTMINSTER. CONVICTION OF AN OFFICER IN THE AR➢iY.—Mr. John Charles Sweeney, of 18, St. George's-street, captain in the 91st Highlanders, .was charged with unlawfully breaking a square of glass, value £lO, and assaulting the policeman. The charge of wilful damage was not proceeded with, Miss Hughes, the complainant, being absent. Police-sergeant 26 B, said that at 11 o'clock lastnight he was called to 16, Cumberland-street, Pimlico, where the defendant was given into custody for wilfully breaking a square of plate-glass. When witness entered defendant was coming down stairs with a stick in his hand, and in allusion to the glass said, " Bobby, come and see me finish it, and in returning upstairs he broke some more of the glass from the wardrobe. The lady, having given him in charge, witness laid hold of him by the arm, upon which he said he should like to have e. slap at the " bobby," and struck him on the hat, on the breast, and on the mouth, In cross-examination by Mr Edward Lewis, solicitor for defendant, witness said that defendant said he should like to " bonnet" witness. He was not drunk. The blows he struck were not violent. Police-constable 45 B said that as he entered the house with the servant, they met the defendant coming doßn stairs. He had part of his clothes off, and alter putting them on, he said, "I should like to have a go at you." " Bobbies," he added, " I'll pay for a new hat, and give you Is. if you let me bonnet you." He then struck the sergeant on the top of the hat. In the scuffle to secure him he struck witness under the car with his fist. Mr Lewis said that his client had, while in a state o' intoxication, been inveigled into this house, where a dif ference arose. The fact of defendant being partially un dressed would show the character of the house. Mr Arnold inquired what it was. The sergeant sai he believed it was very respectable. Mr Lewis said it could be shown it was not—it wi a lodging-house for ladies. Defendant said Col. Cumberland hired it for its present occupant. Mr Lewis said that defendant very deeply regt etted what had occurred. He had been wounded while in service in India, and having had sun stroke there, became much ex cited under the influence of liquor, as in the present case. The assaults seemed to have been jocular, by the language used, and not of a vicious character. Mr Arnold thought there was not evidence of a savage character in the assaults, but pointed out that the police were not to be assaulted as a source of amusement to gen tlemen who got drunk. Although the lower order of per sons might be guilty of misconduct while in a state of in toxication, better conduct was expected of those in the posi tion of gentlemen, and he (Mr Arnold) doubted whether he ought not to commit without a fine. He fined defendant £lO (45 for each assault) or two months, which was immediately paid. BURKE T S.—This Day. MARK-LANE. But moderate supplies of home-grown wheat were re ceived fresh up to our market to-day coastwise and by rail. The trade, however, was in a sluggish state for all qualities ; nevertheless, the bulk of the supply of good and fine pro duce on offer was disposed of at Mmday's currency. The transactions in inferior English wheats were at about pre • vions rates. There was a good supply of foreign wheat on the stands. In all descriptions sales progressed slowly, yet no change took place in prices compared with Monday. Indeed both continental and American parcels were held at fully that day's currency. There was a moderate supply of barley on offer. Good and fine malting qualities revved off steadily, at full prices ot h erw ise the barley trade was dull, at quite the recent fall in the quotations. Malt was in slow request, at about previous rates. The supply of oats on the stands was tolerably large. Most descriptions were in good demand, at fall currencies, Beans met a slow sale, at the late decline in prices. Peas however, ruled firm. The flour trade was quiet, at late prices. ARRIVALS THIS WIIEK. Wheat. Barley, Malt. Oats. Flour. English...... 210 750 200 380 Irish ........ F or eign ...... 4 1,100 ,19 ) -- 1,860 __ -- 25,120 30 sks iVHITECHAPEL. Mo d era t e supplies of mea t are on sa le here, and trade, on the whole, is steady , at the annexed quotations:-- Beef, from 2 s 10d to 4s 4dk;, 3s 6d to mutton, 4s 10d per 81bs by 3s 8d to 45 8d • v th ea e l c , a t a lO se d . to 8d; an d por BOROUGH HOP. The hop trade is dull. Fine samples are tolerably firm in price; but inferior prodwe is obtainable at reduced quotations. FRENCLI ACADEIIY OF SCIENCES,—,At the last sitting a letter wa s read frotu AI. Enaul t , calling the attention of natura lists to the strength of th e thread o f a garden spider, prob abl y well-known to them ; the advan tages, however, wh i c h might be derived from it s th rea d s , which offer great resistance, seem , to have e sca p e d th e i r nJtice. Dr Arentz 3 n wrote from Copenhagen that in the course of his researche s touching the treatment of diseases of the eye, he had disc overed that electricit y a pp li ed in a cinerctiapiinenwtY cataract . ii ar to him, may atop the progress of an N o w, since the begi nn i ng o f thi, disease generally comm ences at a p oint whore it is easy to perceive it, whe never the diminutio n of vis ion ai ‘ 3u is attributable to that cause, the means he pro poses will not indeed restore the eyc-sight as it was before, but will prevent the evil from becoming worse. If the Academy, he adds, should think such a result, however im perfect, sufficiently important to deserve further attention, he will be happy to communicate all the necessary details to enable practitioners in France to try the method which he has now been employing with success for more than a year. — M. Lespiault, who, at the last sitting, had announced that a violent explosion had been heard in the air on th e 24th S e pt., and which di I not seem to admit of any other explanation save that of the bursting, of a fire-ball, wrote again to say that his supposition was correct; for that, in a private letter from Mont-de-Marsan, and published in the Gironde, it was stated that on that day at 20 minutes 12 p.m., a fiery globe of the size of a bomb-shell had burst in the vicinity of that town with a violent noise resembling the simulta• neous report of 20 pieces of ordnance. This noise lased 10 seconds ; the direction of the bolis was from north to south ; but the phenomenon could not be observed in all its splen dour beca4se the sun was very brilliant, and unveiled by the slightest cloud. 16,NIDON GAZETTE—Last Evening. graciously pleased to appoint Eiwin Foi t :_EIGN OFFICE, SEPT. 27. n . 7 Attache to her Majesty's The Queen Queen has be,.12 bird Secretary in her Majesty's Henry Egerton, Esq ,, gassy at Berlin, to be a Diplomatic Service. rove of riel FOREIGN OFOCE, OCT. 7. The Queen has been pleased :o app Wienholt as Consul at Brisbane, Moreton B Mr ay, Da and Ipswich, Australia, for his Majesty tka King of Hanover. The Queen has also been pleased to acprove of Mr Ar mand Ranniger as Consul at Brisbane for bin Royal High ness the Grand Duke of Oldenburg. The Queen has also been pleased to approve .of Dcn Guillermo Cruickshank as Consul at Glasgow for the Re public of Chile. WAR-OFFICE, PALL MALL, OCT. 11. 4tb Regiment of Hussars—Capt. Jobu Warden M'Farlan, from the Military Train, to be Captain, vice Wentworth, who exchanges. 13th Hussars—Staff Assistant -Surgeon Francis Johnson, M. 8., to be assistant. surgeon, vice Lancelot Armstrong, M.D., p-omoted on the Staff. Royal Artillery—Second Captain and Adjutant Edward Simeon to be Capt sin, `ice William Morton Gowan, do c-ased—the promotion of Second Captain H. Locke Jones has been antedated to the loth Jtoy—S - ;ond Cap tain John Andrew Price to be Captain, vice Constratine Lemon Hotharn M‘Ternen,deceased—Lieutenant Edward Christian Griffin to be Second Captain, vice Simeon — Lieutenant Edward Egan to be S.icond Captain, vice Price---Gentleman Cadet Chas. Brenton Wickham, from the Royal Military Academy, to be Lieutenant,a ice Griffin —Gentlemr - a Cadet John Duncan Cameron, frem the Royal Military Academy, to be Lieutenant, vice Egan —Second Captain George Edwin Maule to be Adjutant, vice Schreiber, who resigns the Adjutancy only. Royal Engineers—Lieutenant Colonel Edmund Yeamans Walcot Henderson, on the Second , ' List, has been per mitted to retire upon half-pay—Second Captain and Adjutant Charles Elwin Harvey to be Captain, vice Walker, placed on the Supernumerary Liet—Second Captain and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Charles George Gordon, from the Seconded List, to be Second Captain, vice Harvey—Second Captain Richard Harrison to be Adjutant. vice Second Captain Harvey, promoted. Military Train —Captain William Digby Wentworth, from the 4th Hussars, to be Captain Vice M'Farlan, who exchanges —George Matthew Richmond, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Gregory Joseph Buller, transferred to the 90th FOot. 2d Regiment of Foot—Ensign Chcslyn Abney Blyth to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice George Tumor, de ceased. 9th Foot—Lieutenant Frank Crossman Clarke, from the 62d Foo:, to be Lieutenant, vice Hathway, who ex changes. 10th Fool - —Lieutenant Clifton de Neufville Orr Stockwell to be Capta'n, by I,urcliase, vice Henry Rudkin Vigors, who retires—Ensign John Smith O'Brien Blake to bo Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Stockwell—Joseph Hamil ton Hodgson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Blake. 11th Foot—Lieutenant George Theobald to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant Roper Dacre Tyler, who had resigned the appointment previously to his retire ment from the service. 12th Foot—Lieutenant Simon Bagge Trighook to be In structor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant W. H. Crawhill, attached to the Commissariat. 14th Foot—Lieutenant Francis Le Breton Butler to be Adjutant, vice Lieutenant John Glancy, promoted. 15th Foot—Lieutenant Magens James.Caulfield Browne to be Captain, by purchase, vice Charles Crawley, who re tires—Ensign George Burrell Skinner to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bross—Gentleman Cadet Norton Charles Mart:llli, from the Royal Military College, to bo Ensign, by purchase, vice George Berrell Skinner. 17th Foot—Lieutenant David Frederick Allen to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Henry Hawley Smart, who re tires—Lieut. George Augustus Crickett to be Captain, by purchase, vice William Henry, who retires—Ensign Robert Kiero Watson, to be Lieutenrnt, by purchase, vice Allen--Ensign William Nogg Rolph to be Lieuten ant, by purchase, c:ce Crickett—Robert Travers Stewart, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice James Douglas Stewart, transferred to the 86th Foot—Richard Henry Whittington, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Watson—Henry Maxwell Newell, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, `ice Rolph. 24th Foot—Alfred Crofton French, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice John Beresford Hammond, transferred to the 76th Foot. 25th Foot—Lieutenant Charles Pell Heigham to be Ad jutant, vice Lieutenant J. C. Thompson, who resigns the appointment. 26th Foot—Captain and Brevet Major Edward Lister Green, Adjutant of a depot battalion, to be Captain, vice Northey, who exchanges. 31st Foot—Edwin Robert Taylor Masefield to be Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice Isaac Parsons, deceased. 45th Foot—Captain William Henry Mathew, from 85th Foot, to bo Captain, vice Cosena, who exchanges. 47th Foot—Henry Tichborne Smith, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, N_ce Gerald Gr-th Colleton Gambier, who retires. 59th Foot—The Hon. William Ashley Webb Ponsonby to be Ensign, by purchase, vice James Cram, who re tires. 62d Foot—Lieutenant William Hawkins Hathway, from 9th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice F. C. Clarke, who ex changes—Staff Assistant Surgeon John ackenzie, M.D., to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Syclney Alder, who exchanges. 63d Foot—Ensign Henry Christopher Thomas Beadnell to b 3 Lieutenant, by purchase, vice George R. Byron, who retires—Frederick W. Day, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Beadnell. 76th Foot—Ensign Johnßeresfor d Hammond,from the 24th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Charks Hilgrove R. Gusset, who retires• 85th Foot—Captl'a George Weir Cosens, from 45th Foot, to be Captain, vice Mathew, who exchanges. 85th Foot—Eusi&.l James Douglas Stewart, from the 17th Foot, to be Ensign, vice John Griffith Wynn Griffith, who retires. 90th Foot—Ensign Duncan Maclachlau to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice D. J. Boileau, whose promotion, by purchase, on the 3,1 June, 1864, has been cancelled — Ensign Gregory Joseph Buller, from the Military Train, to be Ensign, vice Despreaux John Boileau, deceased. Ist West India Regiment—Ensign Charles Jones Lucius Hill to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Arthur F. Cosens, deceased. 3d West India Regiment—Ensign Duncan Tylden Chisholm to be Lieutenant, without purchase—Ensign Charles Frederick William Moir to be Lieutenant, without pur chase. 4th West India Regiment—Lieutenant John Croly to be Captain, without purchase, vice George. Thorne, deceased—Ensign William Law Brockman to be Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice C, oly—Ensign Charles Thomas Doorly, from the 20th Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase—Ensign James F. Hopkins, from the 2d West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, without purchase. sth West India Regiment—Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet Colonel Henry Gahan has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his Commission. Royal Malta Fenciblo Artillery—Captain Guiseppe Sesino, with local and temporary rank, has been permitted to retire upon full pay. DEPOT BATTALION,—Capt. Geo. Wilbraham Northey, from the 26:h Foot, to be Adjutant, vice Captain and Brevet-Major G:een, who exchanges. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. Staff Surgeon Major Richard Coffin Elliot, C.B , to be Deputy Inspector General of Hospitals. Assistant Surgeon Lancelot Armstrong, M.D., from the 13th Hussars, to be Staff Surgeon, vice Henry Franklin, deceased. Assistant Surgeon Sydney Alder, from the 62d Foot, to be Staff ASSiEttilat Surgeon, vice John Mackenzie, M.D., who exchanges. BREVET. l‘lajor-General Sir Richard James Dacres, K.C.8., from the supernumerary list, to be Major-General on the fixed establishment of General Officers, vice Major-General Henry Pester, retired upon full pay. Colonel Commandant John Mitchell, retired full pay Royal Marine Light Infantry, the honorary rank cf Major- General, under her Majesty's Order in Louncil of 13th November. Lieutenant Colonel Charles Sawyer, 6th Dragoon Guards, having completed the qualifying service in the rank of Lieutenant colonel, to be Colonel, under the provisions of the Royal Warrant of 14th October, 1858. Second Captain Gordon Douglas Pritchard, Royal En- Eineers, to be Major in the Army. Stcond Captain Richard Harrison, Royal Engineers, to be Major in the Army. Second Captain Stephen Henry Edward Chamier, Royal (late Madres) Artillery, to be Major in the Army. Captain Gaiseppe Sesino (from local and temporary rank), retired upon full pay of the Royal Malta Fe ncible Artillery, ti have the honorary rank of Major. MEMORA.NDtiIL —Lieutenant Colonel Edmund Yeamans Walcott Henderson, half pay late Royal Engineers, has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his Commission, under the conditions of the Horse Guards' Circular Memorandum of Feb. 15, 1861. ADMIRALTY, OCT. 7. The undermentioned Officers have been this day pro moted to the rank of Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet Mr Adolphus Andrews (Acting), Mr Stephen Judd, Mr Leonard 13ackler, Mr Edward Keen (Acting), and Mr Wm. Alponzo Houghton (Acting) , ADMIRALTY, OcT. 10. James Dundas Milne, Esq., has been placed on the list of Staff Commanders on Reserved Half Pay, with seniority from 9th inst. The undermentioned Officers have been promoted to the rank of Assistant Engineers First Class : Mr James Fraser, with seniority from 27th September. Mr William Starner Thompson, with seniori:y from 27th g e picynber. Mr Gorge Williamson (B), with seniority from 3d I October. BAN Kill:JP TS, The following are the only bankrupts of commercial im portance in the Gazette : Thomas Hancos, slater, Liverpool Richard Davis, joiner, Manchester Henry Wheeldon, baker, Gloucester John Jones, butcher, Cardiff John Burgess, grocer, Brighton Lyon Lewine, merchant, Love-lane, Cheapside Thomas Tucker, gre engrocer, Paddington Richard Linnell, dairyman, Poplar George Kellam, builder, St. John's-wood Thomas Piper, printer, Paternoster - row Henry J. Ii *mann and George S. 13etjemann, picture dealers, Oxford-street BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Hartman and Newlauds, merchants, Liverpool SCOTCII BANKRUPTS. James Rennie, grocer, Glasgow Charles John 'taciturn, pastry baker, Glasgow James Miller, glaz'er, Glasgow Agnes Bell, grocer, Duntocher The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 3 per mille pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.3 0 per .£1 sterling. On Comparing these rates with the linglish Mint price of £3 178. 10 3 / 4 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about 2 ,ICtla per cent. dearer iu London than in Paris. By advic:s from Hamburg the price of gold is 423 per mark and the short exchang e on London is 13.51 per Al stun Standard gold at the English Mint price IF, therefore, about 7-I , ,ths per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills Lt 60 days' sight is quoted 27S ta 2SO per cent., and the pre to mium on gold 157 to 158} per cent. Go'd still continues be imported in Fe , y m odelate quantities. SMITING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, NEWMARKET RACES-THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 *OVS. Cellerrima Amber - OATLANDS PLATE. Saccharometer Principal Vabalathus __. • Nine ran. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE HIBERNIA. (Via Greencastle.) NEW YORK, OCT. 1, Morning, Grant reports yesterday afternoon that Warren had attacked and carried the enemy's line on the extreme right, capturing a number of prisoners. H 3 immediately prepared to follow up his succeeses. General Meade moved from his left this morn. ing and carried the enemy's_line near Poplar Grove. A report from General Butler announces that an assault by the enemy in three columns yesterday afternoon, near Chapin's Farm, had been repulsed. Secretary Staunton reports that no news had been received from Sheridan since Sunday. The Southern papers contain a report that She.. ridan attacked Early on Monday at Broom Gap, and was repulsed, whereupon Early assumed the offensive, and drove Sheridan back six miles to Port Republic, and it wes believed across the Shenandoah River at that point. Forrest reported from Fayetteville that he was moving his whole force to Chattanooga Railroad, and all bridges between Athens and Pulaski had been destroyed for 30 miles. Forrest also reports that ho had captured 1,300 prisoners, two guns, and a large quantity of stores at Athens. R,►usseau is at Tallahooma. No communication has been received from Nash. villa south of Murfreesboro. Around Irontown, Arcadia, and Potosi, in Mis souri, Price is doing considerable damage. The City of London and Borussia take 420,000 dollars. The Saxonia was intercepted at Cape Race. NEW YORK OCT. 1, Afternoon. Unofficial despatches from the army report an action on the north side of the James River, with very BUCCOSI ul tresults, Fort Mores, Chapin's Buff, and six other strong earthworks, together with 16 guns and 500 prisoners being captured. Birney has gained an important position on the Newmarket Road, seriously menacing Richmond. On Thursday the Federils were within five miles of Richmond. General Burnham was killed. One division of the 18th corps suffered severely. Sheridan reports on Thursday that he pursued Early to Port Republic, and his cavalry destroyed much property at Stanton and Waynesboro'. Early's army is reported to be demoralised. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Money easy. Gold, 909 prem. Stocks depressed. New York Centrals, 1131. Illinois, 116, Erie, 908. 523 Bonds, 1071, Cotton inactive. Middling Upland, 120 to 125. Flour, wheat, and corn heavy. Previsions dull. Coffee and sugar quiet. Molasses inactive. Petroleum crude, 39. Refined, 63, SAN DOMINGO. Advices received from Havana report that negotiations are progressing at San Domingo for the settlement of the rebellion in that island. CANADA. QUEBEC, OCT. 1. The Governor of Canada has summoned the Colonial Governors to a Conference, to be held at Quebec on the 10th inst., for the purpose of arrang ing the constitution of the British Provinces. The Canadian steamer Hibernian, from Quebec on the Ist inst., etrived at Greencastle shortly after noon to-day. SPAIN. MADRID, OCT. 10. Today being the anniversary of the Qaeen's birthday, a reception was held at the Palace, and a review took place. All officers of the army and navy have been promoted a step. Course of Exchange,—Yesterdays Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 12 2 12 21 Antwerp — 25 77/ 25 821 Brussels — 25 77} 25 82i .aisl ug . r Short. 25 30 '25 40 Ditto Marseilles — 25 80 25 85 Frankfort on Maine - 1211 1214 Vienna .. — 12 20 12 25 Trieste Petersburgh — 281 281 Berlin — Madrid Cadiz — 47 471 Leghorn — 25 95 26 0 Milan — 26 0 26 51 Genoa Naples Palermo — 26 0 26 5 Messina — 26 0 26 5 Lisbon Oporto Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)......per oz., £3 17 9 Silver in Bars (Standard) ... 0 6 1 SHIPPING-THIS DAY, LONDON, Oct. 12.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but ra'hor cloudy. Tnoox, Oat. 11.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Enterprise, from Valparaiso. FALMOUTH, Oct. 110—Wind N.N.E.—Sailed—Mar mion, for the West Indies—Eleanor and Jane, for Rio Janeiro. Cr 2 MOUNT'S BAY, Oat. 11.—Arrived—Isabella Blyth, from Mauritius—Georgia, from Monto - Video for Havre— Elizabeth, from New York for Antwerp. CLYDE, Oct. 11,—Wind E.E.—Arrived—Exohaage, from Montreal. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH,) GRAVESEND, WeduesdayMorning. Arrives, Oct. 11—Effort, from Archangel—Corin - tha, from Cronstadt—lsabella, from Wyborg—North of Scot land, from Riga— Ciodiel, from Archangel. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed, Oct. 11—Joseph Hure, for Trinidad—Lncknow, for Bombay; Chieftain, for Newport—all from London. Passed, Oct. 12—Zenith, schooner, from tLe West, for London. Sailed, Oct. 12—George Arkin, for Norway. A frightful murder was committed a few days on the person of a farmer named Villeveille, residing in an isolated country house in the suburb of Aix (Savoie). The body, with the throat cut in a most dreadful manner and with several marks of blows on the head, was found lying in a pool of blood in the cellar. Two men, father and son, who live in the neighbourhood, have been arrested and imprisoned on suspicion. One of them had a short time since purchased, for a life annuity, a property belonging to I the murdered man. -------- The Correctional Tribunal of Valenciennes has just tried twenty-nine pitmen employed in coal. mines near that town on a charge of coalition for obtaining an advance of wages, and of having used violence to compel other mon to join them in a strike. According to the evidence given, it appears that some of the men imbued with communistic principles persuaded their companions to enter into a coalition for the pur pose of obtaining a uniform pay of 3fr a day for all the pit men, without regard to their capabilities. Instead of making known their demands to the managers, the accused went to the pit's mouth on the nights of the 20th and 21st ult,, and compelled all the men to cease working, at the same time extinguishing the fires of the engines used for drawing up the coals. Order was however restored on the 22d by the armed force, and the offending parties were arrested. The charges having been fully established, the Tribunal conchmed seven of the accused to be imprisoned for Six week 3, 15 far a month, five for a fortnight, two for a week, and all con • jointly to pay the ccsts. A horrible murder has just been discovered at Ilsutes Combos (Isere). In the beginning of last month a farmer named Moiroud disappeared, and no t races co uld be found of him, although the police, at the instance of his wife, made inquiries f informed and near. L as t wee k, how ever, the authorities were of certain rumours to tho effect that Moiroud had probably been murdered by his wife and a man named Chcnavas, with whom she had for some time maintained an illicit connection. They were accordingly arrested, and the woman at last confessed that Chenaves, at her instigation, had murdered her husband by striking him on the head with an axe, and that they had then burnt the body in an oven which they had previously nearly filled with wood for the purpose. This confessi on was proved to be true by the discovery of calcined human bones in the ash-hole under the oven. The two prisoners were coumgaitted fur trial.